new to WM6 programming

[TheUsed]

I have a few questions. I am new to this topic however i program in .net. So it shouldn't be a difficult task.

My main concern is whether or not I have to make a program in WM6 and WM5 if I have two phones this app is going to run on, each phone has one or the other version.

[petevick]

It shouldn't matter - you can deploy the .Net runtimes to each when you deploy

You will be able to make one version that will run on both

[TheUsed]

Thank you that's good news.

it helps because im trying to get VS 2005 to give me a formlayout that fits my phone screen.. currently.. I can't in the 5.0 SDK so maybe the 6.0 SDK will give me that option.

[TheUsed]

ok the 6.0 SDK offered more choices for the formfactor option in the project... but i need one specifically for a display size of 320, 240... unless it doesn't matter because I can always just make my form that big. then i'll just have to deal with the over hang in the development process

[petevick]

Hi,
320*240 is the standard screen size for PPC and most emulators - what appears to be the problem?

[TheUsed]

there isn't an emulator skin with that size display. because when i set the form size to 320X240 it overhangs.

[petevick]

if you change your project target to Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK and pick Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK you will get a 320*240 screen

Pete

[TheUsed]

yeah I tried. outcome was the program form was bigger than the window.

The problem is also the form designer. Not just the emulator.

Isn't there a 320X240 screen size so you can build in design time?

The emulator has a screen size for 320X240 and it displays fine.

[petevick]

Are you sure you are choosing a smart device project when you start? The screen for a smart device project defaults to 320*240

When you look at the form properties, what are the height/width?

[winallsys]

I think I've got it. Under form properties, set the form size to 320 by 240 and set "skin" to false. You should have no cutoff! (If you want to add events using the hardware buttons, just turn the skin on for that part and then turn it off). Hope this helps!

[TheUsed]

@petevick
yeah the form width and height were set as to what the default was for all the skins which I dont have the numbers right now but it wasn't 320X240.

@winallsys
I will give it a shot and let you know sometime tomorrow.

Thank you for all the responses.

[TheUsed]

@winallsys

that worked. however I just made the form width and heighth the width of the screen for whatever device my app runs on.

[winallsys]

Glad I could help!